Black and white postcard of Scarinish harbour in 1938.
Postcard of the `Mary Stewart` beached in Scarinish harbour in 1938 with lobster pots in the foreground, the Scarinish Hotel at the extreme left and communication masts in the background to the right. (Duplicate of A7)
The Temperance Hotel in Scarinish in 1880
Photograph of the Temperance Hotel in Scarinish in 1880.
Courtesy of Mrs Mhairi Crookston
The Temperance Hotel in Scarinish was built in the middle of the 19th century. Local tradition has it that the Duke of Argyll had forbidden the sale of alcohol on the island following a fatal accident through drink at the inn in Kilmoluaig.
The Temperance Movement, which flourished in Scotland in the 19th and early 20th centuries, advocated total abstinence from ‘intoxicating liquors’. This stance was actively supported in 1847 by the island’s minister Rev. Neil MacLean who encouraged his parishioners to sign a resolution to refrain from ‘drinking ardent spirits at funerals’.
Spirits could only be obtained on the island by importing them privately by steamer or, between the wars, by drinking on board while the steamer was tied up at the pier. In World War II two NAAFIs were built which sold alcohol. The hotel in Scarinish first obtained a liquor licence in 1950.
Black and white photograph of the Scarinish Hotel in 1880.
The Scarinish Hotel in 1880.
Black and white photograph of Scarinish harbour.
Scarinish harbour with the hotel on the extreme left, probably photographed in the 1930s.
Colour copies of a programme for a revue held at RAF Tiree and a dance ticket, 1945
Programme for a revue `Old and New` held in the Station Theatre at RAF Tiree in October 1945, and a ticket for a dance held at the `Palais de Danse` at RAF Tiree on 12/7/1945.
Black and white photograph of the sign for the Balephetrish guest house.
The sign for Audrey and Jack Carter`s guest house at Balephetrish.
Caledonian MacBrayne ferry timetable for summer 2003.
Guide to ferry timetable and accomodation from 4/4/2003 to 18/10/2003.
Trifold for Millhouse Hostel 2003.
Advertising trifold for the Millhouse hostel at Cornaigmore.
Black and white photograph of Colin and Johnny Brown on 1921.
Colin and Johnny Brown of the Scarinish Hotel in 1921.
Colour photograph of a ceilidh in the Lodge Hotel in the mid-1980s.
Ceilidh in the Lodge Hotel in the mid-1980s. L-R: Stuart Langley, Kirkapol; Gordon Connell, Crossapol; Donald Berry, Vaul; Bernie Smith, West Hynish; Iain MacKinnon, Barrapol.
Township history for Scarinish researched and written by Hector MacPhail.
Information about smacks and schooners owned in Tiree, Scarinish pier, the Scarinish MacLeans, MacDonalds and MacFadyens, and master mariners.
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